KATHMANDU, NOV 21 - The National Tourism Council (NTC), the apex body formed to streamline tourism related activities, has met after a gap of 10 years. Earlier, NTC meetings used to be held annually or biannually. Prime Minister Madhav K
Read MoreKATHMANDU: Almost all of the rivers in the nation have been exploited/reserved for hydropower development and in few decades it would be no wonder that no river in the country would remain in its pristine form. River conservation activist a
Read MoreNepal Tourism Board (NTB) celebrated its 11th anniversary on November 18. It was established in 1998 under Public-Private Partnership while seeking the opportunity and scope to promote and establish Nepal as a prominent tourist destination
Read MoreBuddha Air Private Limited, which is going to launch its service from Pokhara to Lucknow of India from the first week of March, has planned to start with two to three flights a week in the beginning. Speaking at a press meet here today, Bud
Read MoreDevices that help transmit the information about a plane’s distance and direction from the airport tower to the cockpit have gone haywire at Biratnagar Airport after Sunday’s accident. Pilots have been notified to follow Visual
Read MoreAn unsual rescue operation was performed by Fishtail Air’s Newly arrived AS 350 B3 Helicopter this morning in Mt. Langtang Lirung 7234m. Fourty yrs old Slovanian Climber, Tomaz Humar who had been missing in the mountain since 10th of
Read MoreAccording to reports, Buddha Air will start operating its flights between Pokhara and Lucknow from March 2010. The airline will use its current fleet of ATR-42 for the Lucknow flight. The airline is mainly targeting Indian pilgrims bound fo
Read MoreMany migratory birds have given Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve --- a home to hundreds of migratory birds in the past-- a skip this time, thanks to “climate change”. The reserve witnessed a sharp plunge in the number of migrato
Read MoreAirline to introduce new, daily service from Mumbai to Kathmandu, effective December 2, 2009 November 09, 2009: Effective December 2, 2009, Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will connect India's commercial capital
Read MorePalpali entrepreneurs have urged the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) to promote Palpa district as a tourist spot. A delegation led by FNCCI district chapter president Bhushan Rajalwat met FNCCI president
Read MoreThe Third Joint Coordination Committee meeting for the promotion of tourism between Nepal and the autonomous Region of People’s republic of China today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for joint promotion of tourism. At t
Read MoreFor the promotion of the tourism sector in Nepal, new tourism destinations are being identified. According to Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), there are more than 10 destinations that are suitable for rural tourism. The new destinations that have
Read MoreTo meet the demand of tourists and the target of Nepal Tourism Year 2011, Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN) is coming up with a Community Room Concept. As the number of tourist reservations is scaling new heights and the demand for rooms in
Read MoreNepal has found its way into the list of top ten travel destinations in the world. The Lonely Planet ‘Best in Travel 2010’ has listed Nepal along with El Salvador, Germany, Greece, Malaysia, Morocco, New Zealand, Portugal, Surin
Read MoreKingfisher Airlines is all set to start its operations in Nepal within a month or so. The Vijaya Mallya-owned Indian private air carrier will connect Kathmandu with New Delhi and Mumbai. While, Naresh Goyal’s Jet Airways will add a ne
Read MoreThe Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has identified more than 10 new destinations suitable for rural tourism. These scenic spots are expected to add an important dimension to the upcoming Nepal Tourism Year 2011 (NTY 2011) that has targeted to b
Read MoreThree hotels inside the Chitwan National Park (CNP) that had been shut down after the government did not extend their lease contract have not yet paid the conservation charge and revenue dues. A total of seven hotels inside the park were cl
Read MoreThe government decision to declare the 120-meter area in Thamel - stretching from Kathmandu Guest House Chwok to Nursing Chwok- a no-go zone for vehicles will come into effect beginning tomorrow. The move came in the wake of increasing nuis
Read MoreNepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has finally decided to buy two aircraft – one wide-body and one narrow-body – from European manufacturer Airbus. The committee formed to decide on the type of aircraft on October 26 decided to pu
Read MoreAccording to a circular distributed by the Federation of Swoyambhu Management and Conservation (FSMC), the entry fee for tourists visiting the World Heritage site Swoyambhu has been fixed at Rs. 50/- for SAARC Nationals and Rs. 200/- for vi
Read MoreOct 29th: With the rise in the number of tourist arrivals, hotels in Kathmandu and Pokara are doing brisk business. According to a report on 'The Himalayan Times', hotel entrepreneurs, bookings and reservations are nearly full for the touri
Read MoreThe national flag carrier is seeking to lease an aircraft in January for six weeks, as one of its Boeing planes will go for a regular C check to Israel. Executive Chairman of the Nepal Airlines Corporation Sugat Ratna Kansakar told THT that
Read MoreAir Kasthamandap has brought its second single engine aircraft in the country on October 28. The aircraft with autopilot system has been manufactured by the Pacific Aerospace Pvt Ltd of New Zealand. The aircraft will come into operation soo
Read MoreAccording to a report on Nagarik Daily, the government is preparing to expand the area of Bardiya National Park (BNP) to double its present size by annexing 898 sq. km of forest area along the east-west highway in Dang, .The area of the Nat
Read MoreAccording to an official estimate, there has been an impressive increment of some 40 percent in the number of tourists visiting Nagarkot and Bhaktapur this year compared to the previous year.In September, a total of 20 thousand tourists vis
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